Zafra ocellatula
Zafra ocellatula is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]
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| Shell of Zafra ocellatula (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Zafra |
| Species: | Z. ocellatula |
| Binomial name | |
| Zafra ocellatula (Hervier, 1900) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 5.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Lifou Island, Loyalty Islands and the Philippines.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zafra ocellatula (Hervier, 1900). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=511624 on 2023-10-06
External links
- Hervier J. (1900 ("1899") ). Le genre Columbella dans l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 47(4): 305–391, pls 13-14.
- Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1997). Report on a collection of Columbellidae (Mollusca, Gastopoda) from the west Indian Ocean region (Madagascar, Glorieuses Islands, Comores Islands, and nearby banks and coral shawls) with descriptions of three new species and one new genus. Apex. 12 (1): 31-42
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